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Here you find current news about plastic packaging, recycling and circular economy – from business and politics as well as from associations and the media. This newsroom is maintained by the Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen e. V. and PlasticsEurope Deutschland e. V., two of the largest interest groups of the plastics industry in Germany.
Study into the PET recycling process – PET bottles increasingly environmentally friendly
High recycling rate, growing use of recycled material and less weight Closed material cycles are the key to the environmentally friendly and respon [...]
EPS/polystyrene boxes for fresh fish, ice cream and cakes not affected by the ban
Fact check on the ban on single-use plastics The ban specifically concerns food packaging made of expanded polystyrene for immediate consumption (take [...]
OCS becomes an intrinsic part of PlasticsEurope’s DNA
Action plan for a European zero pellet loss certification scheme unveiled PlasticsEurope, the Pan-European trade association representing plastics [...]
Alliance to End Plastic Waste Releases 2020 Progress Report
Report outlines major global efforts, investments and commitments to end plastic waste in the environment and contributing to a circular economy [...]
Microplastics in Europe’s lakes: tackling a rising concern
Funded by the European Commission’s LIFE Programme and co-financed by PlasticsEurope, the four-year LIFE Blue Lakes project aims to reduce and prev [...]
For more recycled material in the PET material cycle
For many people, PET bottles are a symbol of the pollution of the world’s oceans and the death of thousands of seabirds and marine mammals. P [...]
